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Page 284
... night , Tam had got planted unco right ; Fast by an ingle , bleezing finely , Wi ' reaming swats , that drank ... night wilder : roar The night drave on wi ' sangs and clatter 284 ROBERT BURNS.
... night , Tam had got planted unco right ; Fast by an ingle , bleezing finely , Wi ' reaming swats , that drank ... night wilder : roar The night drave on wi ' sangs and clatter 284 ROBERT BURNS.
Page 317
... night , When corn rigs are bonie , Beneath the moon's unclouded light , I held awa to Annie : The time flew by wi ' tentless heed , Till ' tween the late and early , Wi ' sma ' persuasion she agreed To see me thro ' the barley . Chorus ...
... night , When corn rigs are bonie , Beneath the moon's unclouded light , I held awa to Annie : The time flew by wi ' tentless heed , Till ' tween the late and early , Wi ' sma ' persuasion she agreed To see me thro ' the barley . Chorus ...
Page 351
... night , & weep , my dear , The lee - lang night & weep . It is the girl speaking at the end , bringing the poem to an effective close on a note of simple grief . In structure , imagery , handling of verse form , cadence of the ...
... night , & weep , my dear , The lee - lang night & weep . It is the girl speaking at the end , bringing the poem to an effective close on a note of simple grief . In structure , imagery , handling of verse form , cadence of the ...
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Preface V | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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